In general, most boys in the primary grade are extremely creative. Just get a little boy to talk about his favorite sport or superhero and there is no stopping them! But getting them to write all of it down is a little more challenging with boys. I like having seasonal writing centers up in my classroom, but I also like having some year round centers that reach out to certain hobbies and pastimes the children really enjoy. This post is about having a sports writing center, I have even included a word list for you to print or display in your classroom. There are so many words, you can change it up weekly, monthly or pick the ones that work with the vocabulary from your reading series and leave them up all year.This
is one of my favorite, inexpensive, writing centers, especially for new
teachers. Click here to see how to get started. You will need to model and role play how to use this center when you first start, but as the year rolls on they will get use to the system and
the best part....you can teach your small groups without interruption. Click here to see how easy it is to introduce to your students during any month of the year.

BUT FIRST, before we get to the word list, time for our giveaway! Every month, on the 28th, Michelle and I will be holding our Online Cyber Sunshine Committee Meeting!

Each month we want to reach out and thank you for all your hard work with a HUNDRED DOLLAR HUG! This month we will be treating your feet, yes, you read that right, your feet. The winner of our contest will get a $100 gift card for new shoes. We know the beginning of school is hard, we've been there. My last classroom was a portable outside in the Florida heat and concrete. My poor feet were miserable... m.i.s.e.r.a.b.l.e! Especially in the 100* days of August in Florida!

What's your favorite shoe for school? Teiks, Toms, Dr. Schools, Nike, Roxy, Crocs, Kanna, Keds, Adidas, Diesle, Wonders, Rampage, Easy Street? Whatever your brand is, we're going to let you decide! The winner of our giveaway will be announced on Thursday, October 1st, and they will pick their favorite mall and we will pick up the gift card! It's that easy, enter below on the Rafflecopter for a chance to win!

Come back every month on the 28th for a new HUNDRED DOLLAR HUG in our Online Cyber Sunshine Committee to see what we'll be giving away next! The gift certificates will be for morale boosting things such as:

SHOES: Pamper your feet with a new pair of shoes.

CLOTHES: Indulge yourself with a new outfit.

RESTAURANT: Too tired to cook? Dinner is on us with a gift certificate to your favorite restaurant.

The winner will be announced on Michelle
and myFacebook page on the 1st day of each month October - May. We will also email the
winner. The winner will have until the 3rd day of the month to respond
to our email. If we do not get a response by midnight EST on the 3rd,
we will choose a new winner.

*Please download the preview for FOUR FREE Division Task Cards to try before you buy.*Includes 36 DIVISION Task Cards in color and black and white. Three Recording Printable Worksheets with three Answer Key Sheets.

Also included with these task cards are three different style of recording sheets and three answer keys so that you can use them for an assessment or your students can use the center for self-correction.

Black and white printables are also included to save colored ink or to send home for homework. Perfect for families to color, cut and take home on a Math Night or Meet the Teacher Day!

Blank task cards are also included in color and black and white for your use.

**IDEA** Allow students to make and swap their own task cards with each other!

I love awards, I love award ceremonies, I love seeing a group of boys and girls holding up a piece of paper like it is a million dollars and smiling a big, missing-toothy grin at the parents! Even cuter, one certificate is usually upside down!!!

I also loved filling out awards, I would put a heart next to Mrs. Smith on everything. I love teaching and I love kids, just like all of you... but the kids need to know it too! No matter what type of awards my schools would buy, I write "♥Mrs. Smith" or "Love, Mrs. Smith" on every, single one! Even when there is no line, I squeeze it into the corner. Any chance we get to build a relationship with our students, we need to take it.

So many teachers don't understand, the more work you put into the relationship, the less work you will have to put into discipline! When your kids love you and know that you love them, they will bend over backwards to be good for you ~ I guarantee it! The extra time spent writing "♥Mrs. Smith" on all the awards is ten-times better than having to write an office referral.